The G42 was loaned to me by a faithful employee of my local range, Hillside Shooting Sports in Roanoke, IN. Thanks, Rocky! I love gun shop guys, especially the ones at my local shop. Just about every time I walk in they have something new for me to try, get my hands on, [Read More…]
My friend sent me a message on Sunday night. “Would you be interested in some bullet proof glass?” He then sends me this picture. “They are 2 inches thick.” I immediately said yes and that we can test them the next morning. They were left behind [Read More…]
I was talking with Larry Vickers last week on the subject of pistol sights. Specifically I wanted to talk with him about the new Glock sights he worked on with Wilson Combat. Larry told me he prefers a rear sight with a fairly wide U notch and a fiber optic front sight. [Read More…]
On Legally Armed America, three ladies shoot and review four .380 acp pistols. They look at a Ruger LCP, S&W Bodyguard, Colt XSP Mustang and the Glock 42. Not surprisingly, the S&W Bodyguard was the least liked out of the four handguns. I have met many people [Read More…]
Dan Dolbee, over at The Shooter’s Log, wrote an article about Immediate Action Drills. Immediate Action Drills is practicing to clear a malfunction. There are times when the unexpected happens and only a few can rise up from a fall like this woman. However [Read More…]
According to Gun Holsters and Gear, Smith & Wesson have given into popular demand. They will be making the M&P shield without the thumb safety. Apparently an all too eager dealer mistakenly leaked this promotional image a little prematurely; which led to [Read More…]
The Kansas City Business Journal reports that the owner of firearms distributor OMB Guns has been indicted for wire fraud, money laundering and conspiracy. He allegedly paid $1 million in bribes to Glock executives. Brianne Pfannenstiel reports … John [Read More…]
At SHOT this year, HK USA president Wayne Weber announced that a new striker fired pistol was in development. The mystery has been revealed as the VP9 pistol; The gun seems to borrow quite a lot from the P30 pistol and looks a bit like a Walther: MSRP is $719, so a [Read More…]
Wilson Combat has gone further up-market with their latest release: The Pinnacle. Based on their Classic Supergrade, the Pinnacle adds most of the available customization options available at Wilson Combat. In addition, the discerning customer will get [Read More…]
Lots of custom Kydex makers have solutions for mounting kydex holsters to molle. Well Ares Armor has come up with a rather simple and minimalistic solution to Molle-Mounting. They cut slots in the kydex to attach the holster. Such a simple solution, it makes you wonder [Read More…]
Mr. Gaston Glock, 84, and Kathrin Glock, 33, are expecting a child, according to the Society section of Krone Zeitung (Google Translated with some manual corrections) … It is the cutest baby rumor on the Society parquet. Supposedly Kathrin Glock 33, shall make [Read More…]
This is not for everyone. But an interesting concept. Using a ubiquitous plastic shopping bag to conceal your pistol. The benefit, is that you can shoot it while it is still in the bag and it acts as a brass catcher. One downside that I see, is the fact that you can see [Read More…]
Albanian AR15.com member prestonlennox recently published photos and videos of a home made HK P7 “half cock action” (HCA) pistol. Working on rumors of a new Heckler & Koch striker-fired pistol, the poster took a Umarex SP9 and Browning HP parts to make [Read More…]
I had the good fortune this week to be invited to a joint Remington and Trijicon Optics writers’ event. This event was held at the world famous Gunsite Academy in Paulden, Ar. The Gunsite facility covers over 2000 acres of range facilities of all types catering to the [Read More…]
The SIG SAUER X-Five series of handguns are now being sold in the US. The guns are competition guns that are a bit more expensive than the regular SIG offerings. The guns being sold are the: XFIVE ALL AROUND, MSRP $2,245 XFIVE CLASSIC, MSRP $2,679 XFIVE ENTRY, [Read More…]
There are three questions I seem to get asked as a firearms industry writer on an almost daily basis, which are: Q: Is this AR a good one for me? or What is a good AR for me? Q: Can you recommend a good AR trigger? Q: Can you recommend a good handgun for me […] [Read More…]
OlegVolk’s friend, Linoge, of the Walls of the City blog, took his factory chromed Mauser and made a modern holster for it. The holster turned out rather well looking and quite functional. He even made a clip carrier for reloading the Mauser. Photos are by [Read More…]
KAK Industries of California has released its latest generation of its pistol buffer tube designed specifically for the Sig Arm Brace. Principal improvement over Gen I is the machined hard-stop on the tube that keeps the brace from moving and allows for the use of the [Read More…]
Springfield XD fans rejoice, the Springfield XD-S 4.0 in .45 ACP is now shipping. This single stack pistol can use either a 5 round flush magazine or a 7 round magazines with an extended grip. It is available in black or two-tone versions. The MSRP is $599, and the [Read More…]
Viridian claims this is the “first taclight for the S&W shield”. Their latest taclight is a useful offering as it easily fits within the confines of the frame, not sticking out in front of the muzzle. Secondly, it comes readily compatible [Read More…]
On April 11, 1986 two serial bank robbers were engaged in a gunfight with 8 FBI agents. This moment is the evidence used to justify upgrading to more powerful handguns in the FBI and law enforcement. The only other moment more important than this would be the infamous [Read More…]
The surprise ruling by the ATF has opened a significant market to gun manufacturers in the United States. When I was at the NRA show, I was just starting to get a hint of the many good things to come. PTR Industries (G3 Clones), Sig Sauer, and other brands were starting [Read More…]
Don’t hold your gun like in the picture above. I just illustrated that to draw attention to it as does Jerry in this video. He has plenty of information that you may find helpful. Some of the tips he make contradicts some of the information I had picked up but I [Read More…]
Check out these old archived films from 1941. Here is a training film on how to use the small arms firearms of the time. There is a good list of guns they show. M1911, M1903, M1, BAR M1918, Thompson M1928 as well as some aircraft machine guns. They do seem to [Read More…]
After being announced in 2008, there has been little news about the Palm Pistol from Constitution Arms (CA). However, an e-mail from CA states the handgun is on track for production. In the e-mail, CA details several modifications from the original design that are [Read More…]
Ammo Test uses a Glock 21 with Lonewolf 45-40S conversion barrel. He is shooting 40 super. It is a .450 winmag case trimmed down to 10mm length and necked down to 40 cal. Rather impressive velocities. Upwards of 1700 fps.
Over at AllOutdoor.com Ashley reports on the arrest of a Japanese man for printing guns on a 3D printer. He was not aware that plastic guns were illegal and possessed no ammunition. Ashely writes … Such is the case this week when 27-year-old Japanese man Yoshitomo [Read More…]
TK Custom, an Illinois firm specializing in the manufacturer or Moon Clips and Moon Clip revolver conversions, are now able to convert S&W Model 460 X-Series revolvers to chamber the new .45 RAPTOR cartridge. You may ask, because the 45 RAPTOR has the same [Read More…]
Maximus Arms announced the production of a custom 1911 for left-handed shooters. The pistol is part of the company’s Gladiator line of handguns. The left handed model has an ambidextrous thumb safety and a magazine release mounted on the right side of the [Read More…]
Chris Costa has a decent 25 min video highlighting the pros and cons of red dots on pistols. He makes some points that may be of use to you. Such issues like moisture obscuring the emitter or the glass. For LE or military he brings up the use of NODs and red dots. The [Read More…]
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